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Voters are not waiting for the first Tuesday, November to cost their ballots.

The record number of Americans taking advantage of early voting across the country in states

reporting data an unprecedented 57 million ballots have already been cast.

It's more than 40 percent of the total votes counted in the 2016 general election.

And one of New York City's premier venues, long lines, snaking around the Barclays

Center in Brooklyn while marching bands drum up excitement.

Incredible turnout to see these lines.

I've never seen this before in my life.

It turns out Americans don't even have to be earthbound to vote.

US astronaut Kate Rubens cast her absentee ballot with a little help from Mission Control

from the International Space Station.

I think it's really important for everybody to vote.

And if we can do it from space, then I believe folks can do it from the ground too.

Okay, that is super cool.

An astronaut voted in space?

Wow.

I mean, it's weird that she still had to wait in line for like 10 hours, but yo, that

is cool.

Also, I don't know if this is the kind of story that would inspire people to vote just

because an astronaut did.

I mean, it's easier to vote in space.

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